Building a new gas forge

[Gene Bland]

I need a supplier that sells Kaowool by the foot. Also fixitive. I can get fire brick.
Roseburg or Eugene.
Thanks

[Wayne Coe]

I sell Inswool 24" wide for $8.00 per foot
Kast-0-Lite 3000 degree castable for $15.00 per 6# bag
Kast-0-Lite 2600 degree castable for $12.00 per 6# bag
Plistix, an infrared reflective product similar to ITC 100 but much cheaper for $10.00 a pint bag. All plus shipping.

Let me know if I can help you.

[Gene Bland]

Thank you for the quick reply. I will be in touch

[Bill Cottrell]

Do a search for it on ebay. There is a dealer in Portland I use and like.

[Eric Sprado]

Gene: E.J. Bartells at 510 McKinley in Eugene has EVERYTHING you need. Very helpful folks too. Phone: 541 484 0486. I'd also stop by David Thompson's shop in Eugene. He has built more forges than you can shake a stick at.

[lordcaradoc]

I sell Inswool 24" wide for $8.00 per foot
Kast-0-Lite 3000 degree castable for $15.00 per 6# bag
Kast-0-Lite 2600 degree castable for $12.00 per 6# bag
Plistix, an infrared reflective product similar to ITC 100 but much cheaper for $10.00 a pint bag. All plus shipping.

Let me know if I can help you.

Wayne,

That Kast-o-Lite, I'm assuming that those bags are dry mix, how much volume can you cast with that? I want to make a micro sized forge, like the one Steve H posted in his Micro Forges thread Micro Forge

I have a slightly larger inside diameter Stainless Steel tube that I want to use for my forge and I really like the durability his design has. I'll also be building a similar burner too.

Regards,
Tim

[Wayne Coe]

Wayne,

That Kast-o-Lite, I'm assuming that those bags are dry mix, how much volume can you cast with that? I want to make a micro sized forge, like the one Steve H posted in his Micro Forges thread Micro Forge

I have a slightly larger inside diameter Stainless Steel tube that I want to use for my forge and I really like the durability his design has. I'll also be building a similar burner too.

Regards,
Tim

Tim, it does come as a dry product. Looks like concrete mix without the gravel. When I build a forge out of a propane bottle I cast about 1/2" thick and use 3 bags. 2 bags for a Freon bottle size. Both with 1" Inswool underneath. Mix it with water to a mortar consistancy and trowel it on, then screed it out flat. I hope that this answers your questions, if not please ask.

[lordcaradoc]

I think it does, I will order (some time this fall) a couple bags of the 3000 degree mix.

The forge body I want to use is an old Stainless Steel sprayer can:


It is a little bigger than the pipe Steve H used for his, yet smaller in diameter than a freon tank. I would like to keep the narrowed end to be the back of the forge and make a firebrick door, cork style for that opening and have the large fully open end when I cut the bottom off.

Do you also have the compressed paperboard that he mentions too? I'll likely order a pint of the Plistix too.

Regards,
Tim

[Wayne Coe]

I think it does, I will order (some time this fall) a couple bags of the 3000 degree mix.

The forge body I want to use is an old Stainless Steel sprayer can:


It is a little bigger than the pipe Steve H used for his, yet smaller in diameter than a freon tank. I would like to keep the narrowed end to be the back of the forge and make a firebrick door, cork style for that opening and have the large fully open end when I cut the bottom off.

Do you also have the compressed paperboard that he mentions too? I'll likely order a pint of the Plistix too.

Regards,
Tim

I don't have the paper board. One pint of the Plistix should be enough. I like keeping the rounded ends of the tanks to protect the casting and Inswool. You should have some opening at the back to prevent back pressure. See Ron Riel's web site at http://ronreil.abana.org/ for lots more information. For doors I just stand some firebrick losely.

[Lynn Gledhill]

I'll also be building a similar burner too.

Tim, I think you'll love that burner I built a couple. I was demonstrating blacksmithing at the Lane Co. Fair for five days... Ran the forge for around 29 hours on less than 10 gal of propane... That thing will go from a welding heat or a blast furnace to a whisper of a heat. Best burner I've ever seen. Thanks, Steve, for sharing it.